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Gerald "Jerry" Simon
JUDSON -- Gerald "Jerry" Simon, 68, Judson, died Feb. 13, 2000, in his home. Services will be held at 11 a.m. MST Wednesday at St. Pius Catholic Church, New Salem. Further arrangements are pending at Eastgate Funeral Service.
Theodore Staiger
RICHARDTON -- Theodore Staiger, 89, Fargo, formerly of Richardton, died Feb. 13, 2000, in a Fargo nursing home. Arrangements are pending at Spangelo Funeral Home, Hebron.
Helen Myrtle Turner
Helen Myrtle Turner, 91, Underwood, formerly of Bismarck, died Feb. 13, 2000. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Todd Hylden officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. Visitation will be from noon-9 p.m. today at Eastgate Funeral Service, and will continue at the church one hour before services. An Eastern Star prayer service will begin at 7 tonight at the funeral home. Myrtle Johnson was born March 6, 1908, in Bismarck, the daughter of Harry and Caroline (Satter) Johnson. She was raised and educated in Bismarck, and graduated from Bismarck High School in 1928. Myrtle married Walter L. Turner in 1928. She was employed at A.W. Lucas Dress Store for many years. She was a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church, and of Order of Eastern Star for many years. She is survived by one daughter, Shirley Schwichtenberg, Bismarck; two sons and daughters-in-law, Bob and Korliss, and Ron and Laurie, all of Bismarck; seven grandchildren, Paul Schwichtenberg and his wife, Barbara, Huffmann, Texas, Jan Pollack, Tigard, Ore., Mick Turner and his wife, Tonya, all of Mandan, Nicole Turner, Wayzata, Minn., Christie Turner, Mark Turner and Luke Turner, all of Bismarck; and one great-grandchild, Tyler Taix, Mandan. Myrtle was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; two brothers, Lester and Howard; and one son-in-law, Doug Schwichtenberg. The family prefers memorials to Trinity Lutheran Church or Order of Eastern Star.
August E. Hogue
August E. Hogue Jr., 69, 312 Piccadilly Circle, died Feb. 11, 2000, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church, Bismarck. Further arrangements are pending at Perry Funeral Home, Mandan.
Mark Maier
DICKINSON -- Mark Maier, 26, died Feb. 9, 2000, in Tucson, Ariz. Arrangements are pending at Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home, Elgin.
Elner Peterson
WASHBURN -- Services for Elner Peterson, 89, Underwood, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at First Lutheran Church, Washburn, with burial in Riverview Cemetery, Washburn. He died Feb. 10, 2000, in the Underwood nursing home. Visitation will be from 2:30-8 p.m. Sunday at Goetz Funeral Home, Washburn, and will continue at the church one hour before services.
Ernest Pittsley
CARSON -- Ernest Pittsley, 69, Carson, died Feb. 10, 2000, in the Elgin hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. MST Monday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Carson, with burial in Carson Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Rachel; two daughters, Sophia Carr, Merrimack, N.H., and Sally Erhardt, Mobridge, S.D.; two sons, Kenneth, Fort Peck, Mont., and Jim, Chandler, Okla.; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; five brothers, Robert, Idaho, Glenn, North Dakota, Neil, Washington, Arlo, Idaho, and Dale, Montana; and four sisters, Isabel Menge, Idaho, Maybell Judkins, Montana, Violet Primmer, Idaho, and Doris Walters, Washington. (Hertz Brothers Funeral Home, New Leipzig)
Mary Jean Renwald
Sister Mary Jean Renwald, 83, a founding member of the Benedictine Sisters of Annunciation Monastery, died Feb. 11, 2000, in a Bismarck nursing home. Services will be held at 5 p.m. Monday at the chapel of Annunciation Priory. Visitation will begin at 4:30 p.m. today at the monastery, where a wake service will begin at 7 p.m. Sunday. Visitation will continue until service time. Sister Mary Jean was an inspiration to many people. For 22 years she lived in a body disabled by a stroke, yet her indomitable spirit and eagerness for all that life offered endeared her to many. With a twinkle in her eye and an affectionate smile, Sister Mary Jean was a kind and gracious woman. She showed gratitude to all, especially her caregivers. She lived for some years in a Garrison nursing center, where her deep faith and trust in God helped make life meaningful for others. She was active in resident life and enjoyed visiting and praying with residents. Kathryn Renwald was born March 23, 1916, in Minot, the 10th of 11 children of Theodore and Wilhelmina Renwald. She entered St. Benedict's Monastery, St. Joseph, Minn., and made monastic vows on July 11, 1940. She taught in schools in Gladstone, Mott and Mandan, and cared for the elderly at St. Benedict's Home in Dickinson. She worked in the dietary department at St. Alexius Medical Center and in housekeeping and laundry at Annunciation Monastery. She is survived by one sister, May Pellegrini, South Pasadena, Calif.; one brother-in-law, Omer Connor, St. Paul, Minn.; and the Sisters of Annunciation Monastery. (Boelter Funeral Home)
Cecelia Richter
SYKESTON -- Cecelia Richter, 57, Sykeston, died Feb. 9, 2000, in her home. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church, Sykeston, with burial in the church cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Norbert; her daughter, Melinda Richter, Carrington; four sisters, Mary Gluesing, Bismarck, Teresa Meyer, Stanley, Wis., Lydia Lane, Idaho, and Patti Bramham, South Carolina; and three brothers, Jame Duchscherer and Jerome Duchscherer, both of Rugby, and George Duchscherer, Bismarck. (Evans Funeral Home, Carrington)
Eva Schumacher
DICKINSON -- Eva Schumacher, 87, Dickinson, died Feb. 11, 2000, in a Dickinson care center. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MST Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Richardton. Further arrangements are pending at Ladbury Funeral Service, Dickinson.
Gordon Senzek
Gordon Senzek, 73, Kingman, Ariz., formerly of Bismarck, died Jan. 24, 2000. Services and burial were held at Cave Creek National Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Laura; two daughters and sons-in-law, Laren and Dan Schmidt, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Lynne and Floyd Roehrich, Tempe, Ariz.; and one son, Eric, Colorado Springs.
Lawrence Stokes
HETTINGER -- Lawrence Stokes, 93, Hettinger, died Feb. 10, 2000, in the Hettinger hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m. MST Monday at Hettinger Lutheran Church, with burial in Hettinger Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; two stepsons, Al Bortke, Bismarck, and Len Bortke, Crystal, Minn.; one stepdaughter, Gen Krueger, Mandan; five stepgrandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren. (Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home, Hettinger)
Richard Woolley
OBERON -- Richard Woolley, 96, Oberon, died Feb. 10, 2000, in the New Rockford nursing home. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Calvary Lutheran Church, Oberon.
Sophus E. Peterson
STANLEY -- Sophus E. Peterson, 93, formerly of McGregor, died Dec. 25, 2000, in a Minot hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at American Lutheran Church, Stanley. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Stanley. He is survived by one daughter, Colleen Holm, Stanley; one son, David, Williston; two grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and one sister, Alphild Dolan, Spokane, Wash. (Springan Funeral Home, Stanley)
Bette Rader
Bette Rader, 80, died Dec. 26, 2000, in Lombard, Ill. Services will be held at Sacred Heart Church, Lombard. Bette was born April 21, 1920 in St. Anthony, N.D., to Joseph and Magdalena (Graner) Miller. She graduated from Mandan High School and St. Alexius School of Nursing. She married Edward F. Rader, who along with a son, Edward, preceded her in death. Surviving children are Dr. Ralph Rader, DDS, Margaret Gargas and Mary Rader. Also surviving are several grandchildren; one brother and sister-in-law, Clarence and Vivian Miller, Mandan; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Paul (Donna) Miller, Huff; and her sister, Madeline Jocewicz, Phoenix. (Brust Funeral Home, Lombard)
Michael E. Schroeder
WILLISTON -- Michael E. Schroeder, 44, Williston, died Dec. 25, 2000, at Williston. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Williston. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery, Williston. He is survived by his wife, Mary; two sons, Derek, Beulah, and Matthew, Williston; six daughters, Shauna Smaltz, Aurora, Colo., Tanya Mathers, Williston, Heidi Schroeder, Minot, Michaela Schroeder, Beulah, and Falon Smaltz and Jordan Schroeder, both of Williston; his parents, Glenn and Nora Schroeder, Williston; 10 brothers, Melvin, Richard, Myron, Greg, Albert, Ernest and Paul, all of Williston, John and Larry, both of Kalispell, Mont., and Joseph, Minot; three sisters, Sue Long, Williston, Ann Schneiter, Fargo, and Theresa Dauphinease, Waltonville, Ill.; and six grandchildren. (Fulkerson Funeral Home, Williston)
Barbara Senn
Barbara Senn, 76, 1204 First St. N.E., Mandan, died Dec. 27, 2000, in a Bismarck hospital. Arrangements are pending with Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan.
Jefferson B. Smith
NEW TOWN -- Jefferson B. Smith Jr., 78, New Town, died Dec. 27, 2000, in the Parshall nursing home. Arrangements are pending with Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City.
David E. Smith
David E. Smith Jr., 21, Bismarck, died Dec. 22, 2000, as the result of an automobile accident in Mandan. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Michael's Catholic Church, St. Michael. Burial will be in St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery. He is survived by one son, Jayden, Columbus, Ohio; his parents, Julia Smith, Bismarck, and David Smith Sr., Devils Lake; five sisters, Michaeline Smith, Sisseton, S.D., Lisa Herald and Tanisha Smith, both of Devils Lake, Tammy Walters, Moorhead, Minn.; and Billie Jo Smith, Mandan; and two brothers, Peter Smith, Devils Lake, and Brian Alberts, Bismarck. (Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake)
Esther Stork
Esther Stork, 88, Aurora, Colo., died Dec. 25, 2000, in an Aurora hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m. MST Friday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Aurora, with the Rev. Joseph Sirba officiating. Burial will be in Bertha Cemetery, Bertha, Minn. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home, Aurora, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church. Esther was born June 3, 1912 in Eagle Bend, Minn., to John and Emma (Marsh) Chevalier. She attended school in Shevlin, Minn. On Oct. 27, 1934 she married Walter Stork in Shevlin. She worked as a waitress in Wadena at the Pine Cove Inn. She and her husband farmed in Bertha before becoming owner/operator of the West Side Cafe in Wadena. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Bertha and was a part of the church CCW. She was also a member at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Wadena and Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Aurora. She is survived by one son, Mervin (Joann), Mandan; one daughter, Arlene (Richard) Thieling, Aurora; one brother, Ernest (Laura) Chevalier, Bagley, Minn.; one sister, Mary Anderson, Solwai, Minn.; five grandchildren, Brian Stork, Corona, Calif., Bradley (Becky) Stork, and Barbara Stork, all of Bismarck, John Thieling, Denver, and Theresa Thieling, Aurora; and one great-granddaughter, Sydney Stork, Bismarck. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Walter; one brother, Joseph; and one sister, Gertrude Lease.
